Mung beans soup is an all time favorites of Filipino, we're raise to love this dish so much! It's good with steaming hot white rice in a cold dinner time or just in a lunch with family and friends. I learned that the mung beans is nutritious and good for dieting and healthy for all ages. It has an element to eliminate bad stuff in our body . The flavor is so delicious that you forget to stop eating them, lol, There's plenty of style how to cook this thing but the traditional way is what most preferred. The housemates really love it, so there's no doubts you will love it too! Just follow my recipe! Wink.
You need:
One cup mung beans (rinsed)
Chopped chicken meat (either uncooked meat or left over chicken)
1/2 cup thin mushrooms
2 cloves minced garlic
small slice chopped shallot or big regular onion
4-5 cherry tomato or a regular tomato (sliced)
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1 tbsp canola oil
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 tsp paprika
1 tsp soy sauce
H2o
a cup of spinach
2-3 bell peppers for garnish
HOW:
In a deep cooking pot/pan boil mung beans to tenderness, approximately 30minutes to an hour it varies. In a skillet sauteed garlic, onion and tomato until fragrant. Add mushrooms and chicken meat ( i used KFC left over chicken) continuous stirring until they're brownish color. Add garlic salt, soy sauce, paprika and stir. Set aside. When mung bean is tender, poured the sauteed chicken in the pot, add water of needed, stirring occasionally. Simmer it for 10 minutes, then add bell peppers, salt and pepper to taste, simmer for another 2 minutes. Lastly, add the spinach. Serve hot with rice. Soulful food of pinoy indeed! Wink.
Enjoy Cooking!